The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 03, 1915, Image 4
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?11 communications which sub
?srre prt vate lntarosta will bo charged
fee as advertisements.
Obituaries and tributes of respect
arm bo charted for.
The gumter Watchman was fouud
sd hi isso and the True Southron In
!???. The Watchman and Southron
the eomblned circulation and
of both of the old papers,
and Is manifestly the best advertising
In 8uinter.
Oor. Manning has re-appointed
Electrician Booxer, who is un?
doubtedly a Bleaslte. slnco he owed
his appointment to Oov. HI ease, who
gave Jobe to his friends only. Mr.
Booser has made an efficient official
and hta re-appointment was due to
his excellent record and not to his
political affiliations. The Manninggad
miaxtration is a business administra?
tion under which efficiency counts
mors than political service.
o e e
Tb? Charleston social clubs have
agreed to obey the liquor law strictly,
and all of them are Installing Indivi?
dual lockers for the members. The
club bars will be done away with and
the clubs will not sell liquor to mem?
bers. Charleston is feeling the im?
petus of the law enforcement wave
that la sweeping over the State, and
the action of the clubs is a harbinger
of better times. When the better ele?
ment of a community obeys the iaw
voluntarily tbe problem of forcing the
criminal element to do so is simpli?
fied.
e e e
The cotton acreage reduction law
has been repealed and those mho are
bent upon quick financial ruin by the
cotton route are free to go their way
without let or hindrance. On the
other hand those who believe that the
reduction of the cotton acreage is the
remedy for our troubles are still free
to plant as little cotton as seems wise
to them
Hews and vice ? f it* ui;
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Pisgth Jan J7.?A warm tuashlay
day would be a luxury Indeed. The
?Old has injured the oats a great deal
on the light places. Wheat loks well.
The cold did not hurt it.
gome fine hogs have been killed
here. There are some more to tup.
Owing to the wet farm work is at a
stand ?tili. As yet nothing is doing
but that is no sign but what all things
will come right In full time to plant.
Farm labor is more plentiful and
cheaper than last year. I think
very little guano will be used. More
attention Is being paid towards homo
manure which is best after all.
I am glad to see such men as Coker
and others are against the cotton re?
duction law, for it in a slap In the face
of the farmers. Those people who
want a State guardian over them
should move to Hussls. then they
would have a boss right. I am sur?
prised to see an Intelligent man ad?
vocating the right of the State to dic?
tate and manage private business.
Such people have a poor estimate of
liberty.
We need Andrew Jackson for pres
Ident. He would show Great Brltuin
what Is right in a short time.
(Andrew Jackson, could he rise up
-?n thr present stage of uctlon, would
doubtless feel like he had come from
Missouri.)
After a visit to Darlington and
Marlboro counties Mr. und Mrs. W
? ' llarllee of kemhert. returned homo
Saturday. They report u tine time.
l.h etwN and Tim Curb Market.
It does seem hard that the beef
markets and vendors of other goods
should l?e required to pay a heavy
license tax. and rent, and that oth?
er vendors can como Into the city,
pay f<T n<> protection or pnvil
police or otherwise which ma\ >>e a<
corde.l the tn? and underwit the ,,?h
ers.
The writer would suggest that < *
pecially In these abnormal times, the
city fathers should require no li?
censes on any food stuffs, any ncgOg?
earles of life; such us meats, vege?
tables or anything that are absolute
necessities Then there would be no
excuse f<?r high prt< h and the < ui ?
stone, brokers, the hutchers or ven?
dors of all classes of veKeta? !e*.
meats and necessaries would all ha
on an equal footing to antat compe?
tition snd It would then be the sur?
vival n<>t only of the fittest, but the
surhal of th?? cheapest. It mast he
rememhered that all I, eases ar>
eventually paid by the consumer.
Kespeetl'ullv,
Tie.* s gamier,
Suinler. S. C. Jan. 29.
TIILCKERS* ASSOCIATION FOHM
KO.
Dr. C. P. Ostccii I>re#ddcnt und C. L.
Cuttino Secretary?Number of In?
teresting; Talks by Prominent
Speakers. /
From the Dally Item, Jan. 30.
The Sumter Truckers' and Gvowers'
Association was formed here today
with Dr. C. P. Osteen president, and
C. I* Cuttino, secretary. Messrs. A.
J. Jones, S. C. Baker, S. J. White. J.
J. Brltton and W. R Wells were elect?
ed on the board of directors The
board is to meet somo time during
the coming; week to formulate by?
laws fbr the association, the same to
be submitted at a meeting of those
who have joined the association at a
meeting called for next Saturday.
During the morning very interest?
ing talks were made. Mr. J. A. Evans,
who is with the United States exten?
sion work and was formerly associat?
ed with Dr. S. A. Knapp, the pioneer
In this line of wprk, emphasized the
importance Of planting a garden, and
advised that the farmers do not jump
into several things at one time, but
to take up one thing at a time and to
stick to it. Mr. W. H. Mixon, of the
Southern Fruit Company and the W.
H. Mixon Seed Company of Charles?
ton, told of the plan by which his
company furnished seed for organiza?
tion to plant Irish potatoes and saw
to the cultivation and harvesting of
the crop. He would handle the crop,
promising the best market price, for
ten per cent., all transactions in cash.
He promised to secure a ready mar?
ket. Dr. J. B. Lane of Lee county, '
a successful peanut grower, at the]
close of the Truckers' Association
meeting told those present how he
had successfully raised peanuts.
Agents of the Seaboard Air Line and
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad prom?
ised that there would be an equitable
freight rate on potatoes shipped from
here when the time came, although
there was no fixed rate now. Mr. E.
W. Dab on advised the farmers to stick
to the oramnftaatlon.
There were about fifty farmers
present during the meeting and con?
siderable interest was shown, many
of them promising to go into the po
tato raising Industry. The talk of
I
Dr. Lane seemed especially Interesting
to a number. Mr. L. L. Baker, dis?
trict farm demonstration agent, pre?
sided over the meeting and gave some
g.?od advice concerning the organiza?
tion ard tho futur? v r>- " the asso
a; ''.or. \
PKlZKfrl F" >B I \\ S.
Audubon Society Makes Offer to
School Children.
Miss Belle Williams, secretary
treasurer of the Aubudon Society of
South Carolina, has addressed to
heads of schools In the State the fol?
lowing letter in regard to an essay
contest, which the society will open
to the school children.
To the Superintendents and Prin?
cipals of the Schools of South Caro?
lina:
The Audubon Society of South Car?
olina offers the following prizes, to
be competed for by the pupils of the
schools of the State:
First prize. $10 in cash. Second
prize a copy of Frank M. Chapman's
"Handbook of Birds of Eastern North
America." Tnlrd prize, a copy of
Chester A. Reed's "Land Bir? ."
Essays may be written on the fol?
lowing themes: The economic value
of birds to farmers and fruit growers.
The causes of decrease of bird life.
The native song birds of South Caro?
lina, Including personal obeservations.
The history and works of the Audu?
bon societies of the United States.
1'ird and game reservations of the
1'ntted States; purpose, history,
fauna, results, with personally drawn
maps.
The eonditlons of the contest an
as follows: Only bona fide pupils of
the schools of South Carolina may
compete. Ivssa y s must contain not
fewer than 1.000 words. Essays must
be legibly written on one side of
pap? r< Essays must be forwarded
through the principal of the school in
which tho writer Is a pupil, not later
than Mav 1, 11? 15, to the secretary of
the Audubon Society of South Caro?
lina. Columbia.
Information on the subjects men?
tioned above may be had by address?
ing the following prisons: T. (?11
beit Pearson. KCmlary Of the Na?
tional Association Of Audubon Socie?
ties. l'.'Ti Broadway, New York. Dr.
Hann W, Mensbaw, bureau of bio
loubal survey. Washington. Secretary
of the Audubon Society of South Car?
olina. Columbia,
It Is bopni there may be a large
number of competitors for those
prlaoa The odBeeri of the Audubon
OOClet) aTill appreciate the efforts Ol
the hu portal tndonta and principals to
ii i. *t their pupils In this matt* r,
Cov. Richard I, Manning Is expect?
ed in the city th" Jirst week in Feb?
ruary to attend the annual ball 10
bf liVCfl by the students of the Ifcd
i'Mi CollcROi on tbe r.th.?Charleston
Cost.
Second Week Jurors.
The following jurors have been
drawn for the second week of court,
which moots here on next Monday
with Judge Bowman of. Orangoburg,
presiding:
H. R. MeLeod,
W? S. Thompson,
H. If. McLaurin,
Jamos Cuttlno,
J. Marion Allen,
J. H. Darr.
Stanyarne Burrows,
L. J. Newman,
Geo. W. Lorlng,
F. M. Kortjohn,
W. W. Winkles,
A. C. Weatherly,
R, P, Moore,
W. S. Jones,
E. W. Hurst,
B. R. Sanders,
R. F. DesChamps,
J. H. Hinson,
William M. Sanders,
J. S. Richardson,
S. C, Foxworth,
J. H. Wilson,
L. P. Turner,
S. w. Rafllold,
W. A. Troubleiield,
T. S. DuBose, Jr.,
W. J. Ard,
J J. R. Ramsey,
F. J. Geddings,
J. H. DuRant.
i, B. Buckner,
J. F. McElveen,
Silas Mellette,
C. G. Rowland,
W. F. Dunlap,
D. J. Young.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected dally by Ernest Field,
Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 8.
Strict Middling 7 7-8.
Middling 7 3-4.
Strict Low Middling 7 1-4.
Low Middling 6 3-4.
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, Feb. 1.?May wheat
$1.54; corn 82 1-4; oats 61; pork,
19.30; lard 10.50; ribs, 11.25.
DON'T BE MISLED.
Sunitor Citizens Should Read and
Haejd Tills Advice.
Kidney trouble is dangerous and
often fatal.
Don't experiment with something',
i) ? . ami untried,
i se a tested kidney remedy.
Begin with Doan's Kidney i ills.
Used in kidney troubles 50 years.
Recommended here and every?
where.
A Sumter citizen's statement forms
convincing proof.
It's local testimony?it can bo in?
vestigated.
i J. K. Drakeford, retired farmer,
101 W. Hampton avenue, Sumter,
says: "I was in such bad shape with
my back and kidneys that I could
hardly stoop, and it was just as hard
to straighten. I had headaches and
spells of dizziness, and the kidney se?
cretions annoyed me by passing too
freely. When I heard of Doan's Kid?
ney Pills I got a box at DeLorme's
Pharmacy. They relieved all signs of
i the trouble and put my kidneys in
good shape."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that
Mr. Drakeford had. Foster-Milburn
Co.. Props., Buffalo, N. Y. 1 !
Notice of School Election.
j Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of February (Tuesday) a
school election will be held In Sum?
ter school District No. 10 for the
purpose of voting one and one-half
( 1 1-2) mills for school purposes.
Voting will take place at Andrews
Bros' store at Oswego, between hours
of 8 o'clock A. M. and i o'clock P. M.
Only qualified electors bidding regis?
tration certilicates and paying either
real estate or property tax will he al?
lowed to vote, by law.
By order Sumter County Board of
Education.
F. W. ANDREWS,
Chairman of Trustees, Sumter
School District No. 10.
Tax Return Notice.
I will attend In person or by deputy
at the following places and on th
dates given for the purpose of receiv
lag tax returns, on all personal prop
erty. road, polls and dogs:
Tlndals, Jan. 5.
Privateer, Jan. 0.
Lev I Siding, Jan. 7.
Wedgefleld, Jan. 8.
Claremonti Jan. 11.
Hagood, Jan, It,
Rembert, Jan. It.
> Dalsell, Jan. 11.
Brogdon, Jan. 16.
Oswego, Jan. 18.
Mayesvllle, Jan. 19.
Pleasant drove, Jan. 20.
Bhtloh, Jan. II.
Norwood Cross Roads, Jan. 22.
R, R. WILDER,
County AudltO
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
QfJOB of Comptroller of the Currency.
NO. 10670.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 23, 1914.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to tho undersigned, it has
been made to appear that "The Nat?
ional Dank of Sumter" in the City of
unter, in the county of Sumter and
State of South Carolina, has complied
with all the provisions of the Statutes
of the United States, required to be
complied with before an association
shall be authorized to commence the
Ijsiness of banking;
Now Therefore, I, John Skelton
Williams, Comptroller of the Cur?
rency, do hereby certify that "The
National Bank of Sumter" in the City
cf Sumter, In the County of Sumter
and State of South Carolina, is au?
thorized to commence business of
banking as provided In Section Fifty
one Hundred and Sixty-nine of the
Revised Statutes of the United States.
Conversion of The Bank of Sumter,
South Carolina.
In Testimony Whereof witness my
hand and seal of office this twenty
third day of December, 1914.
(Signed) Jno. Skelton Williams,
Comptroller of the Currency.
(Seal)
NO. 1-0 <??<).
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF
THE ^CURRENCY.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 5, 1914.
Wrhereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned, it has
been made to appear that "The Na?
tional Bank of South Carolina, of
Surnter" in the city of Sumter in the
County of Sumter and State of South
Carolina has complied with all the
provisions of the Statutes of the
United States, required to be complied
with before an association shall be
authorized to commence tho busi-|
ness of banking;
Now Therefore I, John Skelton Wil?
liams, Comptroller of the Currency, do
hereby certify that "The National
Bank of South Carolina of Sumter," in
the city of Sumter, in the County of
Sumter and State of South Carolina Is
authorized to commence the business
of banking as provided in Section
Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Conversion ?ji The Bank of South
Carolina, Sumter, S. C.
In testimony whereof witness my
hard and s?-al of office thii I fth day
of December, 1914.
JOHN SIviCI.TON* WILLIAMS,
Comptroller cf the Curency.l
iSeal.;
Property owners have been stead?
ily repairing to the auditor's office
during the past few days to make
their tax returns, all of which will
havo to be in by the twentieth of this
month.
DR. Z. F. IIKiHSMlTII?Eyesight
specialist will remain at the Clare
mont Hotel the balance of this
week, lst-7th, examining eyes and
fitting glasses.
J. Sumter Moore,
COTTON j
L0N6 STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY.
1218 Washington St. Phone 585
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Bend samples from both sides of
halo and ! will name you best price
for cotton landed In Columbia.
Vulcanizing
Our Tire Repair Service embodies
Everything from a simple puncture to
perfectly remedying tho most serious
cut or blowout In casing or tube.
A-l equipment plus A-- materials
with exacting, expert core in every de?
tail insure you Promptness, Service
ami Satisfaction.
Here you will find a Tiro Repair
Plant equipped with every Modern
Steam Vulcanizing apparatus.
Columbia Vulcanizing Works
USI Lady St. Phone I'll
I COLDS & LaGRIPPE
! 5 or 6 doses 666 will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colds
& LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does not
gripe or 6icken. Price 25c.
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The time you make up your %
B 11 mind to save at least a part of
I each week's wages is the time
nl I you say to yourself: "I am de- 4
termincd to have financial indepen- X
dence. 1
l THE PEOPLES BANK I!
"Fully Appreciated"
Our duty as bankers we aim to serve the best interest the
community by at all times caring for our customers, not only with
fidelity but intelligently.
If a service of this nature appeals to you as lxdng suited to your
needs in a banking way?as being of real hell? in conserving your
B Ina tidal interest?we shall bo glad to have you open an account!
with us.
The Commercial & Savings Bank,
GEO. D. SHORE, J. K. CROSSWELL, R. A. BRADHAM, |
President. Vice-Pres. Cashier.
an?ttmmnatti?:i:;;i;i;ii?iii?nni??m::i?tinin?ttt
The United States
DEPOSITS WITH THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Sumter.
DO YOU ?
CAPITAL - $100,000,000
PROFITS .... $125,000,000
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I DECEMBER 7, 1914
The National Bank qf
South Carolina
RESOURCES $800,000.00
4i compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept.
5i on Time Certificates of Deposit.
Strong, conservative, progressive.
We appreciate our old friends, and are contin?
ually seeking new ones. We want your ac?
count.
t C. G. Rowland, Pres. G. L. Warren, Cashier
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Tobacco Flues
Mr. Tobacco Farmer, it is time you were
getting busy and getting your orders in for
what Flues you will need. I have a large stock
of Flues on hand at the following prices:
16 Foot Sets Complete - - - - $12.50
18 Foot Sets Complete - - - - $13.50
20 Foot Sets Complete - - - - $14.00
I will not open my shop until the first of
April, but you can write me at Sumter and
leave your orders.
My shop is at the same old place as last
year, at the Seaboard Depot.
R. H. King, *??>
ATLANTIC COAST PLANT CO.,
Wholesale Cabbage, Beets and Lettuce Plants
MAINE GROWN SEED POTATOES. IR'SM COBBLERS, HOULTON ROSE VARIETIES A SPECIALTY
SELECTED BY AN EXPERT SW6E1 POTATO PLANTS. ALL VARIETIES.
SOMETHING FOK. NOTHING.
Youngs Island, S C., Nov. 2.1. li>14.
To get started with you we make you the Fol lowing offer: s?>mi us 14.51 for 1.C00
l-'rosi Proof Cabbage Planta, gmw.i in ' lie open air and wilt aland freertng; grown
from the Celebrated reed of Bolglna & Son and Thorbom k Co.. and I will aend you
1.00U Cabbage IManta additional KUKK. and yon ran repeat the order at many tttnea aa
you like. I will give you apeelal prleeaon I'otato Seed ami Potato t'l lit* later. We
want the a< k*ouut* ol iMose buy era. large a in1 ?mall. We eon supply all.
ATLANT!C l\?AST PLANT <"<>.